EP1616877A1 - Reagents for diagnosis and therapy of latex allergy and method for the preparation of the same - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to reagents for diagnosis and/or therapy of latex allergy or fruit allergy and to a method for the preparation of the reagents.
- Latex "sensitization” or “sensitivity” is defined as the presence of specific IgE antibodies to latex allergens in an individual's serum.
- Latex "allergy” describes the elicitation of immediate-type allergic symptoms by contact with latex or latex products in a sensitized individual.
- the composition of natural rubber latex is rather complex and it contains a variety of substances like water, rubber (cis-1,4-polyisoprene), proteins, resins, sugars, ash, and sterol glycosides.
- fresh latex is mixed with ammonia to a final concentration of 200 mmol/L to avoid coagulation and then termed ammoniated latex (AL).
- NAL non-ammoniated latex
- the first step in the diagnosis of type I allergy to NRL is to record a comprehensive clinical history of allergic symptoms to NRL.
- necessary confirmatory tests are performed to identify a state of sensitization.
- the most commonly used confirmatory tests are the skin prick test (SPT) and the serum test for latex-specific IgE antibodies. Standardized SPT extracts and well-characterized allergen mixtures for IgE determination are therefore important prerequisites to diagnose a latex allergy.
- NAL was described as the most attractive candidate latex for further development because of its stability and ease of quality control 3 .
- Ebo et al. (J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1997 Nov; 100(5):618-23) carried out a comparative study of IgE antibody detection methods including SPT. They used an NAL extract (Diagnostic Products Corp) that showed a sensitivity of 68% and a specificity of 100%.
- NAL extract Diagnostic Products Corp
- a Finish study the diagnostic performance of a SPT reagent based on latex C-serum of NAL from Staller relies (Fresnes, France) was examined 4 .
- an additional SPT extract is available from ALK-Abello (Hörsholm, Denmark), which is based on latex C-serum of NAL available.
- allergists who wish to perform diagnostic skin tests may prepare their own in-house latex extracts from gloves, especially in case in the respective country, e.g. in the USA, there is no standardized latex skin testing reagent licensed by the corresponding drug approval organisation (e.g. FDA).
- radioallergosorbent assay The most frequent techniques for in vitro measurement of natural latex-specific IgE in a serum are the radioallergosorbent assay (RAST) and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Several radioallergosorbent tests are commercially available. Three in vitro assays (DPC Microplate Alastat, Pharmacia CAP system FEIA, and Hycor HYTECH) were compared for the detection of natural rubber latex-specific IgE antibody 7 . The Pharmacia CAP System and DPC's Alastat displayed a diagnostic specificity of 97% and a 76 or 73% diagnostic sensitivity, respectively, when compared with the latex skin test with the Greer experimental latex reagent.
- RAST kit is probably the latex RAST k82 produced by Pharmacia Diagnostics and its enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (Pharmacia CAP system).
- a further new latex RAST from Pharmacia Diagnostics is based on k82 but spiked with a recombinant Hev b 5 (rHev b 5) molecule.
- RASTs based on recombinant latex allergens are available.
- Recombinant Hev b 1, 2, 3, 6.01, 6.02, 8, 9, and 11 are available as fusion proteins with the maltose binding protein (MBP), rHev b 5 without MBP.
- MBP maltose binding protein
- Fresh latex contains about 1-2% proteins and can be separated by high speed centrifugation into three main fractions: (i) a white upper layer or rubber particles; (ii) an aqueous layer (C-serum) containing the cytoplasm from the cells of the latex vessels; and (iii) the bottom fraction (B-serum), which consists mainly of the vacuole-like lutoids).
- a technical problem underlying the present invention is to provide improved reagents for diagnosis and therapy of latex and related allergies.
- the present invention provides a method for the production of a composition containing substantially all natural human IgE binding proteins of natural rubber latex (NRL) comprising the step of preparing one or more protein fraction(s) from NRL or one or more exctract(s) thereof by fractionated precipitation and/or chromatographic separation.
- NRL natural rubber latex
- composition generally comprises one or more protein fractions derived from NRL (or any extract or fraction thereof).
- natural rubber latex means all rubber latexes obtainable from any natural source. It has been observed that in raw latex the amount of proteins and their molecular weight distribution vary considerably among different sources of raw material attributed to factors such as the origin, growing and maturation conditions (climate, season, soil) 14,15 . However, in case NRL is collected from a particular clone of the Hevea brasiliensis tree (e.g. Hevea brasiliensis Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia clone RRIM 600), by means of a standardized preparation procedure, the protein content and specificity are uniform and reproducible 16 . Therefore, it is preferred that the NRL is from H. brasiliensis. Preferably, the NRL is non-ammoniated latex (NAL).
- NAL non-ammoniated latex
- natural human IgE binding proteins of natural rubber latex means all proteins present in NRL that can act as an allergen in humans and thus contribute to latex allergy or at least sensitisation.
- extract of NRL comprises any fraction or modified solution or suspension or emulsion derived from NRL as long as said extract contains all natural latex allergens according to the above definition.
- Particularly preferred extracts of NRL are obtained by centrifugation, preferably high speed centrifugation yielding the above-described fractions (i) white creamy layer of rubber particles, (ii) B-serum (bottom) and (iii) C - serum between (i) and (ii).
- preferred extracts of NAL are the B-serum and the C-serum.
- fractionating different batches of NRL collected by a standardized preparation procedure yields protein extracts of very similar composition.
- the method according to the present invention preferably comprises the steps of
- fractionated precipitation means that proteins can be precipitated by causing perturbations in the solvent with respect to pH, ionic strength, and temperature.
- the precipitate is preferably recovered by commonly used centrifugation steps.
- the properties of the solvent can also be modified by addition of high concentrations of certain salts or of miscible organic solvents. Salts in solution at low ionic strength relative to that of isotonic saline may represent a perturbation that can cause certain proteins to precipitate from solution. On the other hand, salts present in very high concentrations with ionic strength much greater than that of tissue media will cause the precipitation of many proteins. Precipitation occurs by neutralization of surface charges by the salt, by reducing the chemical activity of the protein, and by diminishing the effective concentration of the water.
- salting out This is called “salting out” of proteins.
- concentration of any salt necessary to cause precipitation of a particular protein is related to the number and distribution of charges and of nonionic polar groups on the surface of the protein, and to the number and distribution of hydrophobic residues exposed and rendered dominant as the charges are neutralized.
- the size and shape of the protein also contribute to the relative ease of precipitability.
- Ammonium sulfate is the precipitant used most frequently in the salting out of proteins.
- proteins of latex C- or B-serum are fractionated by different concentrations of ammonium sulfate.
- proteins of the fractions are further separated by ion exchange chromatography as a second step.
- the method of the present invention preferably comprises the steps of:
- the chromatographic separation may include ion-exchange chromatography, size exclusion chromatography, hydrophobic chromatography and/or by affinity chromatography, preferable using latex allergen-specific immunoglobulins.
- IEC lon-exchange chromatography
- IEC is the preferred chromatographic technique of the present invention.
- IEC is designed specifically for the separation of ionic or ionisable compounds.
- IEC differs from other types of liquid chromatography in that the stationary phase carries ionisable functional groups, fixed by chemical bonding to the stationary phase. To satisfy requirements for electrical neutrality, these fixed charges will carry a counterion of opposite sign. This counterion is not fixed and can be displaced.
- Two separate events are involved in IEC. First the binding of the protein to the fixed charges and second the elution or displacement of the protein from the fixed charges by a new counterion with a greater affinity for the fixed charges than the protein.
- anion-exchange chromatography is used for the chromatographic separation of NRL exctracts or protein fractions thereof, e.g. NAL, NAL C- or B-serum or precipitates obtained by fractionated precipitation, preferably salting out using ammonium sulphate, of NRL (e.g. NAL), NAL B- or C-serum.
- MonoBeads (Pharmacia, Uppsala, Sweden) are used as ion media, which are based on 10 ⁇ m beaded hydrophilic polystyrene/divinyl benzene resin.
- the Beads are substituted with quaternary amine groups to yield the strong anion exchanger, MonoQ.
- the stability of the MonoBeads matrix together with controlled synthesis and column packing procedures ensure very reproducible separations both over time and from column to column.
- chromatographic resins in particular ion-exchange resins, are suitable as well.
- examples include Agarose, Sepharose, Sephadex, Sephacryl, Sephacel.
- a preferred embodiment of the anion-exchange chromatography is carried out in a buffer of 10 to 50 mM, preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5 with a linear elution gradient of 0 to 1 M NaCl.
- a buffer of 10 to 50 mM preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5 with a linear elution gradient of 0 to 1 M NaCl.
- other buffers e.g. phosphate buffers
- elution salts e.g. KCI
- the fractionated precipitation is carried out by changing the pH and/or ionic strength of the NRL or the extract(s) thereof and/or by introducing a denaturing agent and/or salt thereinto.
- the addition of salts for fractionated precipitation is most preferred. Suitable salts include ammonium sulphate, NaCl and/or Na 2 SO 4 . Alternatively, organic solvents such as ethanol or acetone may be used (instead of salts).
- organic solvents such as ethanol or acetone may be used (instead of salts).
- the fractionated precipitation is carried out by
- NRL NAL C-serum
- the above fractionated precipitation can be applied to any NRL (e.g. NAL) or any other extract derived from NRL.
- the different protein fraction obtained by fractionated precipitation and/or chromatography may be combined, in order to yield a single composition containing all latex allergens at concentrations sufficient to detect allergen specific IgE.
- composition(s) obtained by the method defined above contain(s) the allergenic protein of NRL at a higher concentration as the source material (NRL itself or the exctract(s) thereof such as NAL B- or C-serum).
- the method of the present invention provides protein compositions which can successfully be used in diagnosis and/or therapy (or for the preparation of a diagnostic and/or pharmaceutical composition (medicament), preferably of latex sensitisation or allergy.
- a further embodiment of the present invention relates to a composition containing substantially all natural human IgE binding proteins of natural rubber latex (NRL) obtainable by the method defined above.
- composition preferably contains protein fractions prepared by
- fractionated precipitation comprises the steps of
- composition contains the following protein fractions (or the composition(s) is/are represented by the following protein fractions):
- composition(s) or protein fraction(s) is/are immobilised on a solid carrier to yield a corresponding carrier-protein conjugate.
- composition is coated onto or coupled to the carrier in the carrier-protein conjugate of the present invention.
- the carrier may be selected from the group consisting of beads, membranes, dipsticks and glass chips.
- the conjugate of the present invention are especially useful in diagnostic applications such as the detection of latex allergy or sensitisation in humans.
- the present invention also relates to a diagnostic kit comprising the composition and/or the conjugate as defined above in combination with commoly used reagents or means for the detection human IgE antibodies.
- the diagnostic kit of the present invention may be present in all commonly known forms for the detection of human IgE antibodies. Examples include but are not limited to in vivo tests such as Skin Prick Test that measures an allergic reaction to proteins present in the fractions in the patients' skin, or in vitro tests such as ImmunoCAP assays, RAST assays, ELISA, dipstick, histamine release, etc. that measure the presence of anti latex protein IgE antibodies in the sera of patients tested.
- in vivo tests such as Skin Prick Test that measures an allergic reaction to proteins present in the fractions in the patients' skin
- in vitro tests such as ImmunoCAP assays, RAST assays, ELISA, dipstick, histamine release, etc. that measure the presence of anti latex protein IgE antibodies in the sera of patients tested.
- the diagnostic kit is especially useful for the detection of (latex) allergen-specific IgE (in particular in humans).
- the present invention further provides a diagnostic method for the detection of (latex) allergen-specific IgE (e.g. in humans) comprising the step of contacting the composition and/or the conjugate of the present invention with a body fluid (e.g. blood or fractions thereof such as blood serum).
- a body fluid e.g. blood or fractions thereof such as blood serum.
- the contacting with a body fluid also comprises the injection of the composition of the present invention under or into the skin, e.g. by a skin prick text (SPT).
- SPT skin prick text
- the diagnostic method according to the present invention can also be performed as an ImmunoCAP assay, RAST assay, ELISA etc.
- the reagents provided by the method of the invention are also useful as medicaments (or useful for the preparation thereof).
- the inventive composition may be used for the prevention or therapy of latex allergy or latex-fruit syndrome (or for the preparation of a medicament for the mentioned indications).
- the medicament or pharmaceutical composition can contain commonly used pharmaceutically acceptable one or more carriers, vehicles and/or diluents.
- the present invention also relates to a method for the prevention or therapy of the above indications comprising the step of administering the composition or medicament of the present invention to a human patient, particularly suffering from latex allergy or sensitisation and/or fruit allergy.
- Preferred administration methods include the injection via the intramuscular route or the mucosal application such as via the sublingual route.
- the preventive/therapeutic method of the present invention is preferably carried out in the form of a hyposensitisation protocol.
- the protocol may include administration of increasing concentrations of allergen extract over a period of time.
- An advantage of the present invention is that comprehensive diagnostics can be carried out using a rather low number of fractions of Hevea latex.
- the present application describes in detail the preparation of these fractions. Contrary thereto, commercial diagnostics of latex allergy are currently carried out using total extracts.
- Fresh Hevea latex was collected in chilled containers from rubber trees ( H . brasiliensis, clone RRIM 600). The latex was centrifuged at 44,000g at 4 °C for 1 hour to separate it into three main fractions: a top fraction containing the rubber particles, an aqueous phase, the C-serum, and a "heavy" bottom fraction containing lutoids. The aqueous phase was collected and centrifugation was repeated. The clear aqueous C-serum was freeze dried and stored at - 20°C.
- the bottom fraction containing the lutoids was resuspended in 0.4 mol/L mannitol, resedimented and subjected to repeated alternate freezing and thawing to rupture the lutoids.
- the fluid of the lutoids, the B-serum, was then recovered by centrifugation 17 .
- Precipitates from the ammonium sulphate fractionation were dissolved in 20 mM Tris/HCl, pH 7.5 and desalted by passing through a PD-10 column (Pharmacia, Uppsala, Sweden). Each fraction was applied to a MonoQ HR5/5 column (Pharmacia). In the same way one hundred milligrams lyophilized latex B-serum were dissolved in 20 mM Tris/HCl, pH 7.5 and applied to a a MonoQ HR5/5 column. The unadsorbed proteins were eluted from the column with the same buffer and adsorbed proteins were eluted using a linear gradient of 0-1 M NaCl in 20 mM Tris/HCl, pH 7.5.
- Fraction C1 contained proteins eluted with 150-200 mM NaCl
- fraction C2 proteins eluted with 300-500 mM NaCl, both derived from the 50% (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 precipitate.
- Fraction C3 contained proteins eluted with 300-450 mM NaCl, C4 with 450-550 mM NaCl, both derived from the 75% (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 precipitate.
- the whole procedure was performed with two different batches of latex C-serum. Five ⁇ g of each fraction was separated by 12 % PAGE and stained with Coomassie brilliant blue (Figure 1). Protein patterns appeared very similar with small differences in the concentration of certain proteins ( Figure 1, lanes 1 and 2).
- Latex B-serum was directly applied to anion exchange chromatography yielding two fractions. Fraction B1 contained unadsorbed proteins and fraction B2 proteins eluted with 150-250 mM NaCl.
- Example 2 IgE reactivity to latex C- and B-serum
- IgE reactivity to proteins in latex C-serum was observed for pool 1, 2, and 4 ( Figure 2a, blot C-serum). IgE reactions of these serum pools increased in the latex C-serum fractions especially to proteins in the 40 - 80 kDa range ( Figure 2a, blots C1-C4, lanes 1, 2, and 4). Serum pool 3 showed weak IgE reactivity to only one protein in latex C-serum ( Figure 2a, blot C-serum, lanes 3) and IgE reactions to at least 6 different proteins were measurable in the latex C-serum fractions.
- the latex fractions of the present invention contain the important latex allergens Hev b 5, Hev b 6, and Hev b 8.
- Recombinant Hev b 5, rHev b 6, and rHev b 8 were separated by 12% PAGE and blotted onto nitrocellulose.
- Membrane strips were incubated with serum pools each consisting of three sera tested to display IgE to the respective allergens.
- sera were preincubated with 50 ⁇ g protein extract.
- the Hev b 5 serum pool was preincubated with fraction C3, the Hev b 6 serum pool with fraction B2 and the Hev b 8 serum pool with C1.
- Preincubation of the serum pools with the fractions resulted in diminishment or complete abolishment of IgE binding to the recombinant allergens (Figure 3).
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Description
- The present invention relates to reagents for diagnosis and/or therapy of latex allergy or fruit allergy and to a method for the preparation of the reagents.
- Type I allergy to natural rubber latex (NRL) has emerged during the last two decades of the 20th century as an increasing health problem with far-reaching consequences for patients, regarding both their occupational situation and safety in medical care. Latex "sensitization" or "sensitivity" is defined as the presence of specific IgE antibodies to latex allergens in an individual's serum. Latex "allergy" describes the elicitation of immediate-type allergic symptoms by contact with latex or latex products in a sensitized individual.
- Most of the natural rubber in the world is obtained from the latex of the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis. The composition of natural rubber latex is rather complex and it contains a variety of substances like water, rubber (cis-1,4-polyisoprene), proteins, resins, sugars, ash, and sterol glycosides. For commercial rubber products, fresh latex is mixed with ammonia to a final concentration of 200 mmol/L to avoid coagulation and then termed ammoniated latex (AL). On the other hand, high-speed centrifugation of non-ammoniated latex (NAL) yields three different fractions: (i) a white creamy layer of rubber particles at the top, (ii) a bottom fraction (B-serum) that consists mainly of the vacuole-like lutoids and (iii) a yellowish C-serum between containing the cytosol from the cells of the latex vessels.
- The first step in the diagnosis of type I allergy to NRL is to record a comprehensive clinical history of allergic symptoms to NRL. In a second step, necessary confirmatory tests are performed to identify a state of sensitization. The most commonly used confirmatory tests are the skin prick test (SPT) and the serum test for latex-specific IgE antibodies. Standardized SPT extracts and well-characterized allergen mixtures for IgE determination are therefore important prerequisites to diagnose a latex allergy.
- The detection of allergen-specific IgE antibodies in the skin is an attractive method because it is rapid, sensitive, and involves a clinically observable and biological relevant response in the skin or the individual. In 1995 and 1996 skin prick tests were performed with the Bencard latex reagent that was based on an unprocessed AL produced in Canada. The investigators described a 4.2% prevalence of positive latex skin test responses among hospitalized patients in an asthma and allergy practice 1 and a positive association between the size of the SPT response and the severity of the latex-induced symptoms 2. In an initial phase I/II clinical study the relative safety and diagnostic accuracy of three candidate latex source materials - AL, NAL, and extracts of powdered latex gloves - was determined. As a result, NAL was described as the most attractive candidate latex for further development because of its stability and ease of quality control 3. Ebo et al. (J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1997 Nov; 100(5):618-23) carried out a comparative study of IgE antibody detection methods including SPT. They used an NAL extract (Diagnostic Products Corp) that showed a sensitivity of 68% and a specificity of 100%. In a Finish study the diagnostic performance of a SPT reagent based on latex C-serum of NAL from Stallergènes (Fresnes, France) was examined 4. A diagnostic sensitivity of 93% and a specificity of 100% was reported. This is the only standardized commercial natural rubber latex extract available today in Europe. A multicenter phase III clinical study was performed with the Investigational Greer reagent (Greer Laboratories, Lenoir, NC), with an NAL based extract 5. In this study the diagnostic sensitivity was 95% and the specificity 100%. Reanalyzing of the data changed the overall sensitivity of the Greer NAL SPT reagent to 70% - 75% 6.
- Furthermore, an additional SPT extract is available from ALK-Abello (Hörsholm, Denmark), which is based on latex C-serum of NAL available. Besides commercially available products, allergists who wish to perform diagnostic skin tests may prepare their own in-house latex extracts from gloves, especially in case in the respective country, e.g. in the USA, there is no standardized latex skin testing reagent licensed by the corresponding drug approval organisation (e.g. FDA).
- The most frequent techniques for in vitro measurement of natural latex-specific IgE in a serum are the radioallergosorbent assay (RAST) and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Several radioallergosorbent tests are commercially available. Three in vitro assays (DPC Microplate Alastat, Pharmacia CAP system FEIA, and Hycor HYTECH) were compared for the detection of natural rubber latex-specific IgE antibody 7. The Pharmacia CAP System and DPC's Alastat displayed a diagnostic specificity of 97% and a 76 or 73% diagnostic sensitivity, respectively, when compared with the latex skin test with the Greer experimental latex reagent. Both assays misclassified approximately 25% of latex-sensitized cases as falsely negative for latex-specific IgE antibodies. In a separate study of performance the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity displayed by both assays were equivalent to those in the above mentioned study 8. The HYTECH assay in the first study displayed a specificity of 73%, which indicates that it produced 27% false-positive results when compared with the skin test 7. It has been speculated that the reasons for the low diagnostic sensitivity in the CAP and AlaSTAT assays may be related to poorly represented and/or denatured allergens in the allergen-containing reagents used in these assays 6. It was concluded that the accuracy and reliability of assays employing reagents derived from whole natural rubber latex depend on the availability of the allergens and their presence in molar excess in relation to IgE antibody.
- The most widely used RAST kit is probably the latex RAST k82 produced by Pharmacia Diagnostics and its enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (Pharmacia CAP system). A further new latex RAST from Pharmacia Diagnostics is based on k82 but spiked with a recombinant Hev b 5 (rHev b 5) molecule. Additionally, RASTs based on recombinant latex allergens are available.
Recombinant Hev b rHev b 5 without MBP. - In 2000, Yip et al. showed that recombinant latex allergens are clinically reactive, can be produced in standardized manner, and could potentially provide sensitive and specific reagents for the diagnosis of latex allergy 9. Nevertheless, the diagnostic capacity of a recombinant protein depends on the equivalence to the natural protein. SPTs with natural Hev
b 2 showed that this allergen is one of the major latex allergens 10. Raulf Heimsoth et al. described a poor correlation between the IgE-reactivity ofrHev b 2 andnatural Hev b 2 11. They observed almost no IgE-reactivity to theirrHev b 2. This observation may be due to the wrong folding of the the E. coli product or to carbohydrate residues ofHev b 2 that represent IgE binding epitopes 12 and are not present on a recombinant protein expressed in E. coli. - To date, thirteen latex allergens have been recognized by the Intemational Union of Immunological Societies. It is reported that Natural rubber latex from the Hevea brasiliensis tree contains more than 250 polypeptides, at least 60 of which demonstrate IgE binding properties 13. Therefore, diagnosis of latex allergy with the 13 recombinant or purified allergens seems not to be sufficient. Additionally, some of the major latex allergens originate from the B-serum. However, all of the commercially available latex extracts derived from NAL are exclusively derived from latex C-serum.
- Fresh latex contains about 1-2% proteins and can be separated by high speed centrifugation into three main fractions: (i) a white upper layer or rubber particles; (ii) an aqueous layer (C-serum) containing the cytoplasm from the cells of the latex vessels; and (iii) the bottom fraction (B-serum), which consists mainly of the vacuole-like lutoids).
- Furthermore, a comparison of commercially available testing procedures for latex allergy revealed a wide varation of the results and no method under assessment could be correlated with reported symptoms of type I latex allergy18. A major disadvantage of the currently available tests is that todate several in vitro methods are necessary to detect IgE sensitisation to latex19.
- Therefore, a technical problem underlying the present invention is to provide improved reagents for diagnosis and therapy of latex and related allergies.
- The solution to the above technical problem is provided by the embodiments characterised in the claims.
- In particular, the present invention provides a method for the production of a composition containing substantially all natural human IgE binding proteins of natural rubber latex (NRL) comprising the step of preparing one or more protein fraction(s) from NRL or one or more exctract(s) thereof by fractionated precipitation and/or chromatographic separation.
- The term "composition" as referred to herein generally comprises one or more protein fractions derived from NRL (or any extract or fraction thereof).
- The term "natural rubber latex" means all rubber latexes obtainable from any natural source. It has been observed that in raw latex the amount of proteins and their molecular weight distribution vary considerably among different sources of raw material attributed to factors such as the origin, growing and maturation conditions (climate, season, soil) 14,15. However, in case NRL is collected from a particular clone of the Hevea brasiliensis tree (e.g. Hevea brasiliensis Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia clone RRIM 600), by means of a standardized preparation procedure, the protein content and specificity are uniform and reproducible 16. Therefore, it is preferred that the NRL is from H. brasiliensis. Preferably, the NRL is non-ammoniated latex (NAL).
- The term "natural human IgE binding proteins of natural rubber latex" means all proteins present in NRL that can act as an allergen in humans and thus contribute to latex allergy or at least sensitisation.
- The expression "extract of NRL" comprises any fraction or modified solution or suspension or emulsion derived from NRL as long as said extract contains all natural latex allergens according to the above definition.
- Particularly preferred extracts of NRL, in particular NAL, are obtained by centrifugation, preferably high speed centrifugation yielding the above-described fractions (i) white creamy layer of rubber particles, (ii) B-serum (bottom) and (iii) C - serum between (i) and (ii). For the purposes of the present invention preferred extracts of NAL are the B-serum and the C-serum.
- In one embodiment of the present invention, fractionating different batches of NRL collected by a standardized preparation procedure yields protein extracts of very similar composition.
- Thus, the method according to the present invention preferably comprises the steps of
- (a) preparing one or more protein fraction(s) of NRL or an extract thereof by fractionated precipitation and
- (b) subjecting the protein fraction(s) obtained in step (a) to chromatographic separation.
- The term "fractionated precipitation" means that proteins can be precipitated by causing perturbations in the solvent with respect to pH, ionic strength, and temperature. The precipitate is preferably recovered by commonly used centrifugation steps. The properties of the solvent can also be modified by addition of high concentrations of certain salts or of miscible organic solvents. Salts in solution at low ionic strength relative to that of isotonic saline may represent a perturbation that can cause certain proteins to precipitate from solution. On the other hand, salts present in very high concentrations with ionic strength much greater than that of tissue media will cause the precipitation of many proteins. Precipitation occurs by neutralization of surface charges by the salt, by reducing the chemical activity of the protein, and by diminishing the effective concentration of the water. This is called "salting out" of proteins. The concentration of any salt necessary to cause precipitation of a particular protein is related to the number and distribution of charges and of nonionic polar groups on the surface of the protein, and to the number and distribution of hydrophobic residues exposed and rendered dominant as the charges are neutralized. The size and shape of the protein also contribute to the relative ease of precipitability. Ammonium sulfate is the precipitant used most frequently in the salting out of proteins. Its major advantages are (1) at saturation, it is of sufficiently high molarity that it causes the precipitation of most proteins; (2) it does not have a large heat of solution; (3) even its saturated solution has a density that is not so large that it interferes with the sedimentation of most precipitated proteins by centrifugation; (4) its concentrated solutions prevent or limit most bacterial growth; and (5) in solution it protects most proteins from denaturation.
- It is therefore part of the present invention that, in a first step, proteins of latex C- or B-serum are fractionated by different concentrations of ammonium sulfate.
- In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, proteins of the fractions are further separated by ion exchange chromatography as a second step.
- Therefore, the method of the present invention preferably comprises the steps of:
- (i) preparing one or more protein fraction(s) of NAL C-serum by fractionated precipitation,
- (ii) subjecting one or more of the protein fraction(s) obtained in step (a) to chromatographic separation, and
- (iii) subjecting NAL B-serum to chromatographic separation.
- The chromatographic separation may include ion-exchange chromatography, size exclusion chromatography, hydrophobic chromatography and/or by affinity chromatography, preferable using latex allergen-specific immunoglobulins.
- lon-exchange chromatography (IEC) is the preferred chromatographic technique of the present invention. IEC is designed specifically for the separation of ionic or ionisable compounds. IEC differs from other types of liquid chromatography in that the stationary phase carries ionisable functional groups, fixed by chemical bonding to the stationary phase. To satisfy requirements for electrical neutrality, these fixed charges will carry a counterion of opposite sign. This counterion is not fixed and can be displaced. Two separate events are involved in IEC. First the binding of the protein to the fixed charges and second the elution or displacement of the protein from the fixed charges by a new counterion with a greater affinity for the fixed charges than the protein. Preferably, anion-exchange chromatography is used for the chromatographic separation of NRL exctracts or protein fractions thereof, e.g. NAL, NAL C- or B-serum or precipitates obtained by fractionated precipitation, preferably salting out using ammonium sulphate, of NRL (e.g. NAL), NAL B- or C-serum.
- In a preferred embodiment MonoBeads (Pharmacia, Uppsala, Sweden) are used as ion media, which are based on 10 µm beaded hydrophilic polystyrene/divinyl benzene resin. Preferably, the Beads are substituted with quaternary amine groups to yield the strong anion exchanger, MonoQ. The stability of the MonoBeads matrix together with controlled synthesis and column packing procedures ensure very reproducible separations both over time and from column to column.
- Of course other chromatographic resins, in particular ion-exchange resins, are suitable as well. Examples include Agarose, Sepharose, Sephadex, Sephacryl, Sephacel.
- A preferred embodiment of the anion-exchange chromatography, e.g. on MonoQ, is carried out in a buffer of 10 to 50 mM, preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5 with a linear elution gradient of 0 to 1 M NaCl. Of course, it is possible to use other forms of gradients (e.g. step gradients) or a combination of linear and step gradients, other buffers (e.g. phosphate buffers) and elution salts (e.g. KCI).
- As already mentioned above, the fractionated precipitation is carried out by changing the pH and/or ionic strength of the NRL or the extract(s) thereof and/or by introducing a denaturing agent and/or salt thereinto. The addition of salts for fractionated precipitation is most preferred. Suitable salts include ammonium sulphate, NaCl and/or Na2SO4. Alternatively, organic solvents such as ethanol or acetone may be used (instead of salts). Referring to the above discussion of protein precipitation ammonium sulphate is the most preferred salt useful in the present invention.
- According to a further preferred embodiment of the method of the present invention, the fractionated precipitation is carried out by
- (1) adding to the NRL or an extract thereof ammonium sulphate to a concentration of 15 to 35 %, preferably 20 to 30 %, more preferably 22 to 28 %, in particular 25 % saturation,
- (2) recovering a first precipitate and a first supernatant by centrifugation,
- (3) adding to the first supernatant ammonium sulphate to a concentration of 40 to 60 %, preferably 45 to 55 %, more preferably 47 to 53 %, in particular 50 % saturation,
- (4) recovering a second precipitate and a second supernatant by centrifugation,
- (5) adding to the second supernatant ammonium sulphate to a concentration of 65 to 85 %, prefarably 70 to 80 %, more preferable 72 to 78 %, in particular 75 % saturation and
- (6) recovering a third precipitate and a third supernatant by centrifugation.
- The preferred extract of NRL in this case is NAL C-serum. However, the above fractionated precipitation can be applied to any NRL (e.g. NAL) or any other extract derived from NRL.
- As a final step, the different protein fraction obtained by fractionated precipitation and/or chromatography may be combined, in order to yield a single composition containing all latex allergens at concentrations sufficient to detect allergen specific IgE.
- In particular, the composition(s) obtained by the method defined above contain(s) the allergenic protein of NRL at a higher concentration as the source material (NRL itself or the exctract(s) thereof such as NAL B- or C-serum).
- The method of the present invention provides protein compositions which can successfully be used in diagnosis and/or therapy (or for the preparation of a diagnostic and/or pharmaceutical composition (medicament), preferably of latex sensitisation or allergy.
- Thus, a further embodiment of the present invention relates to a composition containing substantially all natural human IgE binding proteins of natural rubber latex (NRL) obtainable by the method defined above.
- The composition preferably contains protein fractions prepared by
- (A) preparation of protein fractions of NAL C-serum by fractionated precipiation,
- (B) subjecting the protein fractions obtained in step (A) to anion-exchange chromatography, and
- (C) subjecting NAL B-serum to anion-exchange chromatography.
- In this respect, it is specifically referred to the explanations and preferred embodiments illustrated above with respect to the method of the present invention.
- More preferred, the fractionated precipitation comprises the steps of
- (1) adding to NAL C-serum ammonium sulphate to a concentration of 15 to 35 %, preferably 20 to 30 %, more preferably 22 to 28 %, in particular 25 % saturation,
- (2) recovering a first precipitate and a first supernatant by centrifugation,
- (3) adding to the first supernatant ammonium sulphate to a concentration of 40 to 60 %, preferably 45 to 55 %, more preferably 47 to 53 %, in particular 50 % saturation,
- (4) recovering a second precipitate and a second supernatant by centrifugation,
- (5) adding to the second supernatant ammonium sulphate to a concentration of 65 to 85 %, preferably 70 to 80 %, more preferable 72 to 78 %, in particular 75 % saturation and
- (6) recovering a third precipitate and a third supernatant by centrifugation.
- In a further preferred embodiment, the composition contains the following protein fractions (or the composition(s) is/are represented by the following protein fractions):
- the protein fraction obtained by anion-exchange chromatography of the second precipitate in 10 to 50 mM, preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5, eluting with 120 to 230 mM, preferably 140 to 210 mM, in particular 150 to 200 mM NaCl;
- the protein fraction obtained by anion-exchange chromatography of the second precipitate in 10 to 50 mM, preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5, eluting with 270 to 530 mM, preferably 290 to 510 mM, in particular 300 to 500 mM NaCl;
- the protein fraction obtained by anion-exchange chromatography of the third precipitate in 10 to 50 mM, preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5, eluting with 270 to 480 mM, preferably 290 to 460 mM, in particular 300 to 450 mM NaCl;
- the protein fraction obtained by anion-exchange chromatography of the third precipitate in 10 to 50 mM, preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5, eluting with 420 to 580 mM, preferably 440 to 560 mM, in particular 450 to 550 mM NaCl;
- the protein fraction obtained by anion-exchange chromatography of NAL B-serum in 10 to 50 mM, preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5, eluting with 120 to 280 mM, preferably 140 to 260 mM, in particular 150 to 250 mM NaCl; and
- the protein fraction obtained by anion-exchange chromatography of NAL B-serum in 10 to 50 mM, preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5, eluting as the non-adsorbed flow through.
- According to a further embodiment of the present invention the composition(s) or protein fraction(s) is/are immobilised on a solid carrier to yield a corresponding carrier-protein conjugate.
- It is preferred that the composition is coated onto or coupled to the carrier in the carrier-protein conjugate of the present invention. The carrier may be selected from the group consisting of beads, membranes, dipsticks and glass chips. The conjugate of the present invention are especially useful in diagnostic applications such as the detection of latex allergy or sensitisation in humans.
- Therefore, the present invention also relates to a diagnostic kit comprising the composition and/or the conjugate as defined above in combination with commoly used reagents or means for the detection human IgE antibodies.
- The diagnostic kit of the present invention may be present in all commonly known forms for the detection of human IgE antibodies. Examples include but are not limited to in vivo tests such as Skin Prick Test that measures an allergic reaction to proteins present in the fractions in the patients' skin, or in vitro tests such as ImmunoCAP assays, RAST assays, ELISA, dipstick, histamine release, etc. that measure the presence of anti latex protein IgE antibodies in the sera of patients tested.
- The diagnostic kit is especially useful for the detection of (latex) allergen-specific IgE (in particular in humans).
- Accordingly, the present invention further provides a diagnostic method for the detection of (latex) allergen-specific IgE (e.g. in humans) comprising the step of contacting the composition and/or the conjugate of the present invention with a body fluid (e.g. blood or fractions thereof such as blood serum). The contacting with a body fluid also comprises the injection of the composition of the present invention under or into the skin, e.g. by a skin prick text (SPT). The diagnostic method according to the present invention can also be performed as an ImmunoCAP assay, RAST assay, ELISA etc.
- The reagents provided by the method of the invention, in particular the composition, are also useful as medicaments (or useful for the preparation thereof). Preferably the inventive composition may be used for the prevention or therapy of latex allergy or latex-fruit syndrome (or for the preparation of a medicament for the mentioned indications). The medicament or pharmaceutical composition can contain commonly used pharmaceutically acceptable one or more carriers, vehicles and/or diluents.
- The present invention also relates to a method for the prevention or therapy of the above indications comprising the step of administering the composition or medicament of the present invention to a human patient, particularly suffering from latex allergy or sensitisation and/or fruit allergy. Preferred administration methods include the injection via the intramuscular route or the mucosal application such as via the sublingual route. The preventive/therapeutic method of the present invention is preferably carried out in the form of a hyposensitisation protocol. The protocol may include administration of increasing concentrations of allergen extract over a period of time.
- An advantage of the present invention is that comprehensive diagnostics can be carried out using a rather low number of fractions of Hevea latex. The present application describes in detail the preparation of these fractions. Contrary thereto, commercial diagnostics of latex allergy are currently carried out using total extracts.
- The Figures show:
- Figure 1
- shows an SDS-PAGE of the four fractions obtained from latex C-serum. Two different batches of latex C-serum were used and protein content compared.
- Figure 2
- shows IgE reactivity of 5 serum pools consisting each of 5 sera of latex allergic subjects to a) latex C-serum and the four latex C fractions and b) to latex C-serum and the two latex B fractions. Nitrocellulose-blotted fractions were incubated with the serum pools and bound IgE detected with an 125I-labeled anti-human IgE antibody (lanes 1-5). Lanes P and N show the buffer control and the control serum pool. Molecular weight markers as indicated.
- Figure 3
- demonstrates the existence of
Hev b 5,Hev b 6, andHev b 8 in the latex extracts. Nitrocellulose-blottedrHev b 5,rHev b 6, andrHev b 8 were incubated with serum-pools each consisting of three sera of subjects allergic to the respective allergen. The serum pool forHev b 5 was preincubated with fraction C3, theHev b 6 serum pool with fraction B2 and theHev b 8 serum pool with C1. Bound IgE was detected with an 125I-labeled anti-human IgE antibody (lanes 1-5). Lanes P and N show the buffer control and the control serum pool. Molecular weight markers as indicated. - The present invention is further illustrated by the following non-limiting examples.
- Fresh Hevea latex was collected in chilled containers from rubber trees (H. brasiliensis, clone RRIM 600). The latex was centrifuged at 44,000g at 4 °C for 1 hour to separate it into three main fractions: a top fraction containing the rubber particles, an aqueous phase, the C-serum, and a "heavy" bottom fraction containing lutoids. The aqueous phase was collected and centrifugation was repeated. The clear aqueous C-serum was freeze dried and stored at - 20°C. The bottom fraction containing the lutoids was resuspended in 0.4 mol/L mannitol, resedimented and subjected to repeated alternate freezing and thawing to rupture the lutoids. The fluid of the lutoids, the B-serum, was then recovered by centrifugation 17.
- One hundred milligrams of lyophilized latex C-serum were dissolved in 20 mM Tris/HCl, pH 7.5. (NH4)2SO4 was added up to 25% saturation and stirred for 30 min at 4 °C. The precipitated material was centrifuged at 12,000g for 20 min at 4°C. The proteins in the supernatant were then precipitated by adding (NH4)2SO4 up to 50% saturation. Precipitated proteins were recovered by centrifugation and (NH4)2SO4 was added to the supernatant up to 75% saturation. The solution was again centrifuged and the proteins from the three precipitation steps stored at -20°C.
- Precipitates from the ammonium sulphate fractionation were dissolved in 20 mM Tris/HCl, pH 7.5 and desalted by passing through a PD-10 column (Pharmacia, Uppsala, Sweden). Each fraction was applied to a MonoQ HR5/5 column (Pharmacia). In the same way one hundred milligrams lyophilized latex B-serum were dissolved in 20 mM Tris/HCl, pH 7.5 and applied to a a MonoQ HR5/5 column. The unadsorbed proteins were eluted from the column with the same buffer and adsorbed proteins were eluted using a linear gradient of 0-1 M NaCl in 20 mM Tris/HCl, pH 7.5.
- Groups of peaks eluted at different concentrations of NaCl were pooled to fractions C1 - C4. Fraction C1 contained proteins eluted with 150-200 mM NaCl, fraction C2 proteins eluted with 300-500 mM NaCl, both derived from the 50% (NH4)2SO4 precipitate. Fraction C3 contained proteins eluted with 300-450 mM NaCl, C4 with 450-550 mM NaCl, both derived from the 75% (NH4)2SO4 precipitate. The whole procedure was performed with two different batches of latex C-serum. Five µg of each fraction was separated by 12 % PAGE and stained with Coomassie brilliant blue (Figure 1). Protein patterns appeared very similar with small differences in the concentration of certain proteins (Figure 1,
lanes 1 and 2). - Latex B-serum was directly applied to anion exchange chromatography yielding two fractions. Fraction B1 contained unadsorbed proteins and fraction B2 proteins eluted with 150-250 mM NaCl.
- Ten microgram protein extract or one microgram recombinant protein per lane were separated on 12% SDS/PAGE gels and blotted onto nitrocellulose membranes (Schleicher & Schuell, Dassel, Germany). Membranes were cut into strips and treated with blocking buffer (40 mM Na2HPO4, 7 mM NaH2PO4, 0.5% BSA, 0.05% w/v sodium azide, 0.5% w/v Tween-20, pH 7.5) for 30 minutes. Strips were then incubated with patients' sera diluted 1 : 5 in blocking buffer overnight at 4°C. After three washing steps blots were incubated with 125I-labeled anti-(human IgE) Ig (IBL, Hamburg, Germany) overnight. Patients' IgE binding to the proteins was visualized on Biomax™ MS film (Kodak, New York, USA). A serum pool from 7 healthy atopic individuals with high IgE levels for house dust mite, but negative skin prick tests, and negative CAP results to latex was used as negative control.
- IgE reactivity to proteins in latex C-serum was observed for
pool lanes Serum pool 3 showed weak IgE reactivity to only one protein in latex C-serum (Figure 2a, blot C-serum, lanes 3) and IgE reactions to at least 6 different proteins were measurable in the latex C-serum fractions. No IgE reactions to proteins in latex C-C-serumould be determined for serum pool 5 (Figure 2a, blot C-serum, lane 5) but at least 4 proteins were recognized in the latex C-serum fractions by serum pool 5 (Figure 2a, blots C1-C4, lanes 5). The serum pool of 7 house dust mite allergic subjects and the buffer control showed no IgE reactivity in latex C-serum and any of the fractions (Figure 2a, blots C-serum and C1-C4, lanes N and P). - IgE reactions to proteins in latex B-serum were measurable with
serum pools Serum pool 5 showed no IgE reactivity to latex B-serum whereas a protein band of approximately 33 kDa in fraction B1 was detectable (Figure 2b, blots B-serum, B1, and B2, lanes 5). The serum pool of 7 house dust mite allergic subjects and the buffer control showed no IgE reactivity in latex B-serum and any of the fractions (Figure 2b, blots B-serum, B1, and B2, lanes N and P). - The latex fractions of the present invention contain the important latex allergens Hev
b 5,Hev b 6, andHev b 8.Recombinant Hev b 5,rHev b 6, andrHev b 8 were separated by 12% PAGE and blotted onto nitrocellulose. Membrane strips were incubated with serum pools each consisting of three sera tested to display IgE to the respective allergens. For inhibition experiments sera were preincubated with 50 µg protein extract. For inhibition theHev b 5 serum pool was preincubated with fraction C3, theHev b 6 serum pool with fraction B2 and theHev b 8 serum pool with C1. Preincubation of the serum pools with the fractions resulted in diminishment or complete abolishment of IgE binding to the recombinant allergens (Figure 3). -
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- Method for the production of a composition containing substantially all natural human IgE binding proteins of natural rubber latex (NRL) comprising the step of preparing one or more protein fraction(s) from NRL or one or more exctract(s) thereof by fractionated precipitation and/or chromatographic separation.
- The method according to claim 1, which comprises the steps of(a) preparing one or more protein fraction(s) of NRL or an extract thereof by fractionated precipitation and(b) subjecting the protein fraction(s) obtained in step (a) to chromatographic separation.
- The method according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the NRL is from Hevea brasiliensis.
- The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein NRL is non-ammoniated latex (NAL).
- The method according to claim 4 wherein the extract of NAL is obtained by centrifugation.
- The method according to claim 5 wherein the extract(s) of NAL is/are C-serum and/or B-serum.
- The method according to claim 6, which comprises the steps of:(i) preparing one or more protein fraction(s) of NAL C-serum by fractionated precipitation,(ii) subjecting one or more of the protein fraction(s) obtained in step (a) to chromatographic separation, and(iii) subjecting NAL B-serum to chromatographic separation.
- The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 wherein the fractionated precipitation is carried out by changing the pH and/or ionic strength of the NRL or the extract(s) thereof and/or by introducing a denaturing agent and/or salt thereinto.
- The method according to claim 8 wherein the fractionated precipitation is carried out by the addition of a salt or an organic solvent.
- The method according to claim 9 wherein the salt is selected from the group consisting of ammonium sulphate, NaCl and Na2SO4.
- The method according to claim 10, wherein the fractionated precipitation is carried out by(1) adding to the NRL or an extract thereof ammonium sulphate to a concentration of 15 to 35 %, preferably 20 to 30 %, more preferably 22 to 28 %, in particular 25 % saturation,(2) recovering a first precipitate and a first supernatant by centrifugation,(3) adding to the first supernatant ammonium sulphate to a concentration of 40 to 60 %, preferably 45 to 55 %, more preferably 47 to 53 %, in particular 50 % saturation,(4) recovering a second precipitate and a second supernatant by centrifugation,(5) adding to the second supernatant ammonium sulphate to a concentration of 65 to 85 %, prefarably 70 to 80 %, more preferable 72 to 78 %, in particular 75 % saturation and(6) recovering a third precipitate and a third supernatant by centrifugation.
- The method according to claim 11 wherein the extract is NAL C serum.
- The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 wherein the chromatographic separation includes ion-exchange chromatography, size exclusion chromatography, hydrophobic chromatography and/or affinity chromatography with latex allergen-specific immunoglobulins.
- The method according to claim 13 wherein the ion-exchange chromatography is anion-exchange chromatography.
- The method according to claim 14 wherein anion-exchange chromatography is carried out with a resin selected from the group consisting of MonoQ and DEAE.
- The method according to claim 15 wherein the anion-exchange chromatography is carried out in a buffer of 10 to 50 mM, preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5 with a linear elution gradient of 0 to 1 M NaCl.
- A composition containing substantially all natural human IgE binding proteins of natural rubber latex (NRL) obtainable by the method according to any one of claims 1 to 16.
- The composition according to claim 17 containing protein fractions prepared by(A) preparation of protein fractions of NAL C-serum by fractionated precipitation,(B) subjecting the protein fractions obtained in step (A) to anion-exchange chromatography, and(C) subjecting NAL B-serum to anion-exchange chromatography.
- The composition according to claim 18 wherein the fractionated precipitation comprises the steps of(1) adding to NAL C-serum ammonium sulphate to a concentration of 15 to 35 %, preferably 20 to 30 %, more preferably 22 to 28 %, in particular 25 % saturation,(2) recovering a first precipitate and a first supernatant by centrifugation,(3) adding to the first supernatant ammonium sulphate to a concentration of 40 to 60 %, preferably 45 to 55 %, more preferably 47 to 53 %, in particular 50 % saturation,(4) recovering a second precipitate and a second supernatant by centrifugation,(5) adding to the second supernatant ammonium sulphate to a concentration of 65 to 85 %, prefarably 70 to 80 %, more preferable 72 to 78 %, in particular 75 % saturation and(6) recovering a third precipitate and a third supernatant by centrifugation.
- The composition according to claim 19 containing- the protein fraction obtained by anion-exchange chromatography of the second precipitate in 10 to 50 mM, preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5, eluting with 120 to 230 mM, preferably 140 to 210 mM, in particular 150 to 200 mM NaCl;- the protein fraction obtained by anion-exchange chromatography of the second precipitate in 10 to 50 mM, preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5, eluting with 270 to 530 mM, preferably 290 to 510 mM, in particular 300 to 500 mM NaCl;- the protein fraction obtained by anion-exchange chromatography of the third precipitate in 10 to 50 mM, preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5, eluting with 270 to 480 mM, preferably 290 to 460 mM, in particular 300 to 450 mM NaCl;- the protein fraction obtained by anion-exchange chromatography of the third precipitate in 10 to 50 mM, preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5, eluting with 420 to 580 mM, preferably 440 to 560 mM, in particular 450 to 550 mM NaCl;- the protein fraction obtained by anion-exchange chromatography of NAL B-serum in 10 to 50 mM, preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5, eluting with 120 to 280 mM, preferably 140 to 260 mM, in particular 150 to 250 mM NaCl; and- the protein fraction obtained by anion-exchange chromatography of NAL B-serum in 10 to 50 mM, preferably 15 to 30 mM, in particular 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7 to 7.8, preferably 7.3 to 7.6, in particular 7.5, eluting as the non-adsorbed flow through.
- The composition according to claim 20 wherein the anion-exchange chromatography is carried out on MonoQ or DEAE.
- Carrier-protein conjugate wherein the composition according to any one of claims 17 to 21 is immobilised on a solid carrier.
- Conjugate according to claim 22 wherein the carrier is coated with or coupled to the composition.
- Conjugate according to claim 22 or 23 wherein the carrier is selected from the group consisting of beads, membranes, dipsticks and glass chips.
- Diagnostic kit comprising the composition according to any one of claims 17 to 21 and/or the conjugate according to any one of claims 22 to 24 in combination with commonly used reagents for the detection human IgE antibodies.
- Use of the composition according to any one of claims 17 to 21 for the detection of allergen-specific IgE.
- Use of the composition according to any one of claims 17 to 21 for the preparation of a medicament for the prevention or therapy of latex allergy or latex-fruit syndrome.
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